Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boyd Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 211th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boyd Road (NE28 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Wallsend Central average (169.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyd Road (NE28 7SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richardson Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boyd Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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